Anguilla, like its other Caribbean neighbours, is strickened by drought with only a few brief drizzles occasionally – not enough to promote vegetation growth or organized farming.
But there is some semblance of produce with the harvesting of a quarter acre cornfield on government-owned land in The Valley. It was cultivated under drip irrigation by young farmer and environmentalist, Andre Samuel.
It was harvest-time of a portion of the cornfield on Tuesday, March, 26, when many persons flocked to the area to assist with the reaping; roast and eat some of the ears of corn and to purchase supplies to take home.
Roast corn has long been a delicacy in Anguilla with other variations of preparation being conky dumplings and grits or meal when the corn is dried and ground in mills.
Corn is undoubtedly one of the main agricultural crops in Anguilla.
